Overview
This tab allows the library administrator to create and edit
metasearcher access accounts. At least one account is needed for
each library. Multiple accounts are required only if different user
groups will access different combinations of targets.
When a user opens the MasterKey UI, authentication is attempted by
several methods as follows:
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IP address:
If the user's IP address (perhaps by means of a Web Proxy) is
contained in one of the specified ranges for an end-user account,
then that account is used.
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Referring URL:
If the referring URL matches the one specified for an end-user
account, that account is used. This can be used for "weak
authentication" simply by linking to the MasterKey application
from an institutional start-page.
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Shibboleth:
Depending on how MasterKey's Service Proxy is configured, values
of specific cookies can be compared with those specified in the
relevant field of end-user records. This facility can be used to
implement Shibboleth authentication.
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Username/password:
If none of the above methods authenticates the user, then the user
must login explicitly by specifying a username and password.
Once successfully authenticated, the user can search across all the
targets selected by the library, or narrow the target selection by
category.